Base Closures and Healthcare Hikes in DoD&rsquo;s Plan for Next Year

The Pentagon released its $526.6 billion budget for 2014 on Wednesday, calling for the closure of some bases and an increase in military healthcare fees.

The proposal also requests smaller military pay raises and cost-saving program cancellations.

However the Defense Department is asking Congress to carry on implementing some of its key objectives of the last year, including the strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific and to forge ahead with the F-35 development, the Pentagon's most expensive procurement program.

The DoD has requested $8.4 billion for continued work on the three versions of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, plus $10.9 billion to build new ships and $9.2 billion for missile defenses.

Also included is $4.7 billion for cyberspace operations, $10.1 billion for space technologies and $379 million for development of a new long-range bomber.

In announcing the proposal, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said: "This budget made important investments in the president's new strategic guidance - including rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific region and increasing funding for critical capabilities such as cyber, special operations and global mobility."

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